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Linux Kernel 5.7+ QRTR BYE Packet Flaw Triggers Memory Leak, DoS Risk in WSL2
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) has published CVE-2026-46038, a newly disclosed memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s QRTR (Qualcomm IPC Router) name-service subsystem. Received...
CVE-2026-46046: Linux Kernel Ext4 Buffer-Head Leak Patched – What You Need to Know
The Linux kernel project has patched a serious vulnerability in the ext4 filesystem, tracked as CVE-2026-46046. Published by the National Vulnerability Database on May 27, 2026, the flaw stems from a...
CVE-2026-46033: Linux Kernel AF_ALG Authenc OOB Exposes WSL and Container Workloads
The Linux kernel cryptographic API contains a high-severity out-of-bounds (OOB) memory access flaw tracked as CVE-2026-46033, published on the National Vulnerability Database on May 27, 2026. The...
Critical Exynos DRM Bug CVE-2026-45958 Allows Privilege Escalation via User EDID Pointer
Linux kernel maintainers stamped CVE-2026-45958 on a dangerous bug lurking inside the Exynos DRM subsystem. Assigned on May 27, 2026, the flaw lives in the VIDI virtual display driver, where the...
CVE-2026-45912: Ext4 Stale Extent Caching Flaw Hits Linux Kernel — What Windows Users Need to Know
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) published details of CVE-2026-45912 on May 27, 2026, a newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s ext4 filesystem. The flaw stems from stale...
CVE-2026-46031: KS8851 Linux Kernel Deadlock Threatens Embedded Devices – What to Do
{ "title": "CVE-2026-46031: KS8851 Linux Kernel Deadlock Threatens Embedded Devices – What to Do", "content": "CVE-2026-46031, published on May 27, 2026 by the National Vulnerability Database,...
CVE-2026-46049: Infinite Loop in Linux ALSA Driver for Creative X-Fi Cards Crashes Systems, Underscoring Legacy Code Risks
On May 27, 2026, the National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-46049, an infinite loop vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s ALSA ctxfi driver. The bug lurks in the S/PDIF passthrough path...
CVE-2026-46071: KVM nSVM Vulnerability Exposes Guest LBR Data on AMD Nested Virtualization
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) has been published by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) on May 27, 2026. Tracked as CVE-2026-46071,...
CVE-2026-45899 ext4 Bug Risks Data Loss on WSL—Patch Now
Linux kernel maintainers have rushed a fix for CVE-2026-45899, a critical ext4 filesystem bug disclosed on May 27, 2026. The vulnerability, rooted in the extent status tree management, allows a...
CVE-2026-45838 Linux BPF Bug Leaks Kernel Memory to Userspace
The Linux kernel's BPF subsystem harbors a critical information leak that could allow local attackers to siphon sensitive data from kernel memory, according to a new advisory from kernel.org and the...
Linux SHA204A Driver Bug: RNG Race Leads to UAF and Memory Leak
The National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-46075 on May 27, 2026, flagging a critical race condition in the Linux kernel’s driver for the Atmel SHA204A cryptographic chip. The bug,...
Linux kernel memory leak CVE-2026-46048 patched in ALSA caiaq driver after USB probe failure
The National Vulnerability Database published CVE-2026-46048 on May 27, 2026, detailing a significant memory leak in the Linux kernel’s ALSA caiaq USB audio driver. When device initialization...